"It is because Dang Xiang Yuanhao was defeated by the Yeshiro, that I was worried that the northwest would be unstable!" Xu Ping shook his head and sighed. "Since Yuanhao ascended the throne, he had been against Dang Xiang, fought against the outside world for years, and imposed heavy taxes on the inside. Dang Xiang people were also born by their parents, so how could they tolerate such a tyrant? After being defeated by the Yeshiro, Yuanhao had no news for a while. If he didn't talk about others, his concubine Suo was overjoyed and his joy was beyond words. As a result, Yuanhao returned, Suo committed suicide, and his clan was killed. Do you think that Yuanhao could have a firm seat in Dang Xiang?"

Yang told: "Isn't it a good thing for our dynasty to be unstable in his country? If you quell the civil strife, you will have no time to take care of it!"

"Deputy Envoy Yang, it's a bad idea for you to think so! Yuan Hao can't sit firmly, so he needs to continue to fight against the outside world. If he wins, he gathers the hearts of Dangxiang people, and if he loses, he finds excuses to kill those who oppose him. The Suo family is a major Dangxiang clan. Is it just because a concubine uses joy before Yuan Hao returns? It's just that she uses this as an excuse to eliminate dissidents! Nowadays, Dangxiang, Yuan Hao must continue to fight against the outside world. No matter whether it is victory or defeat, the war cannot stop. Once the war stops, Yuan Hao's death will come!"

Xu Ping came up with this principle based on his experience in his previous life. Military is a continuation of politics, determined by politics, served by politics, and was a violent means to achieve political goals. Military actions without political goals are not enough to be called war. After Yuan Hao ascended the throne, he attacked everywhere, and almost all of them were fought in the east, west, south and north. Could it be that he was crazy about gaining and losing his mind? He was crazy alone, and it was impossible for people from Dangxiang across the country to follow him to go crazy. These military actions served Yuan Hao's integration within Dangxiang.

Only by understanding the political motivation of military actions can we grasp the essence of war and firmly grasp the initiative. The so-called "planning in the middle and winning a thousand miles away" is not a clever plan, but firmly grasping the situation of war from a political height and not being affected by the fog on the battlefield.

At this time, Xu Ping was no longer the time to go to war with Jiaozhi in Yongzhou, and he had a clear understanding of the upcoming Dangxiang War. He started a war with Jiaozhi and fought harder and bigger. In fact, there were many misunderstandings, neither Xu Ping nor Li Foma were ready. They were originally just fighting for the Tu tribes on the border and a series of strategic areas that were beneficial to their own sides, and did not want to fight. So in the end, Xu Ping entered Shenglong Mansion and withdrew immediately after capturing Li Foma, because the initial political purpose did not include annexation of Jiaozhi, and he could not swallow it at that time.

At this time, the Song Dynasty's intelligence descriptions of Zhao Yuanhao were quite common. Some said that some heroic and unwilling to be inferior to others, some said that they were fierce and sinister, and some said that they were greedy and easy to kill. From these descriptions, Xu Ping came to a conclusion that Yuanhao was indeed an idea-making person. That is, to combine the Dangxiang within it into a whole, not only to be independent under his rule, but to make Dangxiang truly become a political, economic and cultural entity like the Song and Khitan, especially a cultural independent entity.

The reasons for a series of foreign wars are very complicated, but the real political purpose is to strive for an independent political culture. Using the benefits gained in the war to win over those who are leaning against them, and using the losses in the war to eliminate those who oppose them, many emerging political entities will adopt this path. This series of wars is the process of their internal integration.

With a clear political understanding of the series of actions of the Dangxiang, the court can take corresponding countermeasures, whether to fight or fight, attack or defense, and not blindly. If you think you can fight at the beginning, you will fight first. If you can't fight, please try it. If you can't fight like a headless flies, what good results can you have?

In Xu Ping's current view, the response to Dangxiang should be to the Song Dynasty intervene when it provoked a foreign war. When Dangxiang attacked others, the Song Dynasty would have to attack Dangxiang. When Dangxiang could no longer attack the surroundings, the Song Dynasty would not attack him. At this time, Dangxiang must be covered in abscesses, and it would be fine if it exploded. But the actual situation is that the court had no clear guidelines on the border, and even the situation of the surrounding small countries could not be clear, so how could it be discussed? Xu Ping only confirmed Dangxiang's external actions based on his own estimates. The war with the Song Dynasty would sooner or later start.

What was his attitude towards Dangxiang in the court? It can be seen from Yan Shu's current performance. He had no interest in the situation in the northwest mentioned by Xu Ping. Several small foreign countries have fought around since ancient times, just like wild beasts fighting endlessly. This is the nature. What should I care about? Whoever bites whom will do anything to Dasong!

Yang Gui: "What Ducao is worried about is that Dangxiang and Tubo are not ineffective in fighting, so he wants to start a war with our dynasty? How could it be!"

After saying that, Yang Gao and Yan Shu shook their heads repeatedly.

Xu Ping said: "Will you not go to war with this dynasty? In the past few years, are there still fewer cases of Dangxiang's army entering the northwest? It's just that they plundered and made an excuse for a casual excuse, and the court let it go. To be honest, it's time to fight, it's long time to fight! But the court was lucky and pretended that things didn't happen. This time Dangxiang was humiliated in Tubo, so he wouldn't have directly raised troops to our dynasty in the northwest. In the past ten, he wanted to fight Gua, Sha and Suzhou of Guiyi's army first. When the three prefectures were completely pacified, the war with our dynasty should start."

Yang Zhao was shocked, looked at Yan Shu beside him, and whispered: "The court newspaper did say that Dangxiang attacked the three prefectures of Hexi!"

Xu Ping waved his hand: "Since you have been to attack those three states, you still have a peaceful life in the northwest. Now we don't have to pay attention to it. Two years ago, the government in the capital made detailed work. When talking about strategies to deal with the northwest, I once reported to the emperor that once Yuan Hao could not defeat Tubo, he would have to fight with the Song Dynasty. At that time, he thought that he should first go to Gua, Sha and Suzhou to launch a large-scale army in Hehuang. Unexpectedly, before the three states were sent, he would go to fight with Yushiluo. Now, I can't beat Yushiluo, so I had to go to attack the three states, which was still the same as I had originally thought. Forget it, we don't need to talk about the northwest now."

In the war in the northwest, Xu Ping once mentioned an important node to Zhao Zhen. Once Dangxiang is blocked in the direction of Tubo, the Song Dynasty will begin to prepare for war. Yuan Hao's war cannot stop. Once the war stops, the forces within Dangxiang will take his life. If they cannot defeat Tubo, they can only choose the Song Dynasty or the Khitan. It is obvious which one Wu Hao will choose.

What Xu Ping mentioned back then has happened now. Zhao Zhen would definitely write to ask Xu Ping, and Xu Ping must answer. Of course, what is Xu Ping said is one thing, whether Zhao Zhen believes it or not, and what the ministers in the court think it is another thing. Perhaps Zhao Zhen just asked Xu Ping out of politeness. Now that the Dangxiang attacks Hexi, everyone is happy.

Finally putting aside the matter in the northwest, Yan Shu let out a sigh and asked Xu Ping: "This time Fan Xiwen went to the "Picture of Hundred Officials". What will Long Tu think the court will deal with it? This matter is not small, and the ministers are discussing it!"
Chapter completed!